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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ramatoulie Jawo and Monika Pronczuk

Gambia upholds its ban on female genital cutting. Reversing it would have been a global first

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Lawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia on Monday rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital cutting. The attempt to become the first country in the world to reverse such a ban had been closely followed by activists abroad.

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